partner-program: Cultivating Change
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Oxfam’s reflections and position on the Multilateral System key points ahead of GB11
by Maya Piotrowska and Nout van der Vaart, Oxfam Novib Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA) are the foundation of food production and food security. While farmers have played a key role in conserving and enhancing PRGFA to the benefit of their communities for over thousands of years, professional plant breeding companies have […]
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From Salty Soil to Green Fields: The Story of Alpona… The Woman Who Tamed the Storm and Became its Symbol
Alpona’s journey was far from easy, but her determination led her, in 2012, to the agro-biodiversity fair organized by BARCIK. There, she became part of the Cultivating Change program, which connected her with a supportive community of farmers. They guided her in accessing seeds and taught her organic farming techniques. Equipped with this knowledge, she […]
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Nutrition Strategy Publication
Given our positive results and overall success, we would like to share with you the valuable experience of our work on Local Food Plants for Nutrition, implemented during the second phase of the Sowing Diversity = Harvesting Security program (2019-2024). In this publication we detailed the strategy, explained the context, and presented the evaluation of […]
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When the Land Speaks Back: The Story of Two Farmers and a Movement Reclaiming Seeds, Soil, and Strength
In the heart of Uganda’s Soroti district, a quiet transformation is reshaping the future of farming. When the Land Speaks Back tells the story of two smallholder farmers: Alfred and Betty —who through the ChaChaWaWa initiative and the Sowing Diversity = Harvesting Security (SD=HS) program, now continuing under the Cultivating Change program— are turning soil, […]
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Zambia Alliance for Agroecology and Biodiversity
Zambia Alliance for Agroecology and Biodiversity!